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As Shell, Eni quit Niger Delta, state-backed report describes legacy of carnage

For weary Niger Delta residents, shocking oil pollution report offers little hope

Crud-to-crude: The global potential of biofuels made from human waste

Ethiopia used chemicals to kill locusts. Billions of honeybees disappeared

Ecuador banned gas flaring over a year ago. Why is it still happening?

Indigenous Amazon forests absorb noxious fumes and prevent diseases from wildfires, study suggests

Is it safe to eat? Bangladesh fish exposed to hormones, antibiotics and toxic waste

Sagarmatha microbes may survive harsh conditions for decades

Brazil tackles illegal miners, but finds their mercury legacy harder to erase

Lula government scrambles to overcome Yanomami crisis, but hurdles remain

Pollution and climate change set stage for rise in antimicrobial resistance

Illegal mines and “floating towns” on the Puré River leave uncontacted Indigenous peoples at risk

Pollinator declines linked to half million early human deaths annually: Study

Yanomami health disaster prompts outrage as Lula vows to tackle crisis

Poisoned by pesticides: Health crisis deepens in Brazil’s Indigenous communities

Shadows of oil in Peru: Shipibo people denounce damage, contamination left by company

Tobacco: Vaping and smoking drive environmental harm from farm to fingertip

Ebola-like African primate viruses ‘poised for spillover’ to humans, study finds

Better livestock health reduces carbon emissions (commentary)

“Sinchiurco is coated with oil”: The Kichwa people going up against Petroecuador

Dhaka’s ailing sewage system threatens human and environmental health

In Bangladesh, popular eggplant comes with a side of lead. And cadmium

Sulawesi nickel plant coats nearby homes in toxic dust

Another winter of discontent as Kathmandu braces for deadly air pollution

In temperate Nepal, climate change paves way for tropical dengue fever

Bangladesh e-waste rules hang in limbo as electrical goods companies ask for delay

Plastic impacts a grossly underestimated ‘one-two punch’ for seabirds: Study

Severe malaria cases in rescued orangutans raises concerns for wild populations

As climate risks intensify in Brazil, election rivals offer few solutions

Wild cats threatened by ‘underrecognized’ risk of spillover disease

Element Africa: Diamonds, oil, coltan, and more diamonds

Pluspetrol Norte: A history of unpaid sanctions and oil spills in the Peruvian Amazon

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